Parts of Beijing and Guangzhou and other cities were in semi-lockdown on Monday in a bid to slow the minimize the spread of Covid-19 as cases rise in various areas.

While many cities have said they will scale back testing, China's Covid cases continued to rise on Tuesday, most notably in Guangzhou, where there is concern of possible lockdowns

A 'nationalisation process' has begun with state 'partners' assigned to "effectively take control" of some assets of major private tech firms such as Tencent and JD.com, scholars say

Chinese authorities have ramped up moves to contain Covid outbreaks after health officials reported 5,496 new local infections on Monday, the worst since May 2

Like Heyer, Aeonmed makes medical ventilators, which rose to global prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic

Officials in Beijing are on a "Covid-19 alert" and plan to test parts of the community in the Chinese capital after 15 new cases were found on Saturday, paper says

Chinese vaccine developer CanSino Biologics said on Monday its potential Covid-19 vaccine using mRNA technology has been approved by the medical products regulator to enter clinical trials

Experts raised concerns about the Wuhan lab during an accreditation process - concerns that were amplified after the Covid-19 pandemic spread from the same city